Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Little things become big things. Unattended cuts/sores, toothaches, chipped dishes, crumbling sidewalks or leaky rooves — become bigger problems when ignored. Incrementalism has its place, though, in little things. Each time we pet dogs, say hello to strangers, help a friend, or ‘like’ something we’ve read…

I want one word. Just one. One. One word, one plain and simple word. Have you ever searched for something you could never find? That hand-in-glove fit is elusive; when we are not sure if we should keep searching, wait for it to find us, or simply give up —…

December 30, 2021 As the clock clicks over soon to welcome the new year, we are all at the same place in time and circumstance. I expect your first thought might be a NO because we are different ages, genders, nationalities, and locations — and as well we are economically…

Sunday, July 31, 2022 It gets hot in July. Seriously, it does — we have hot weather, hot rhetoric, hot politics, hot tempers — but thankfully, not always in the same place at the same time. When I think ‘hot days in July’ I first recall 1968, riots/protests/politics in the…

What defines enough for you? — My ‘enough’ is not what it once was — probably a package of lower expectations than many of my contemporaries in North America or Europe — because the developed world is driven by a ‘things’ economy, with values and valuables intertwined perversely, and I would submit an ‘unhealthy’ way … …

Sunday, July 10, 2022 Note to self, not to sit on the shelf. Do you do that too? I write notes to myself, or a ‘note to file’ or write a sentence in someone’s profile in my database — because it’s impossible to keep everything in my head. But too…

Saturday, July 9, 2022 I’ve learned some essential things lately, culminating in relief of considerable built-up tension yesterday — confirmation that I have what I thought it was and that it wasn’t something else, something scary. OK, it’s a bit scary, but mostly the ‘unfamiliar territory’ kind. And nothing to…

Friday, July 1, 2022 (Canada Day) Living in a free country is something most Canadians take for granted, and I would assert this is the same in most democratic countries. We sleep easy. …

Sunday, June 26, 2022 Life goes on, but it will never be the same … Not everyday things, but revolutionary things / generational changes. …